First Edition of “Mahaska Mixer” a Success
Aug 05, 2022
The Mahaska Chamber held its first social event under the new name of “Mahaska Mixer” last night at the newly christened Twin Cedars Bank in Oskaloosa, celebrating its name change from the State Bank of…
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Songwriting Award To Be Named After Dolly Parton
Aug 05, 2022
Dolly Parton is getting honored in a very special way. The BMI Foundation has renamed their annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship in her honor. The award will now be known as the Dolly Parton Songwriters Award, and…
Ottumwa Council Approves Updates to Fire, Electrical Codes; New Parking Lot Project in the Works
Aug 04, 2022
The Ottumwa City Council met on Tuesday. Among the action items the city approved were updates to its fire and electrical codes, as well as the designation of a portion of Church street with the…
China claims 'precision missile strikes' in Taiwan Strait
Aug 04, 2022
KEELUNG, Taiwan (AP) — China says it has conducted “precision missile strikes" in the Taiwan Strait as part of military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments in six zones surrounding the island.…
National Group Sues Iowa District Over Its Policy for Transgender Students
Aug 04, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A national parental rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging an eastern Iowa school district’s policy for transgender students. The lawsuit accuses the Linn-Mar School District of allowing children to make…
Vehicle Collision with Residence in Ottumwa Results in Fatality
Aug 04, 2022
OTTUMWA - On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at approximately 9:54 a.m., a vehicle collided with a residence located at 601 East Williams. Preliminary investigation suggests that the vehicle was travelling at a high rate of…
Report: Taylor Swift Starts Work On New Album
Aug 04, 2022
Taylor Swift is reportedly working on a new album! The report claims that it'll be her first album of original material in almost two years. She's supposedly been both writing and recording over the last few…
Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests
Aug 03, 2022
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in her delegation showed they will not abandon their…
Grassley, Ernst express support for Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
Aug 03, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Both of Iowa’s Republican Senators are expressing support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Pelosi is the highest-ranking American lawmaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years. Joni…
Governor Reynolds announces new statewide broadband map, requests public input
Aug 03, 2022
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced the release of a new broadband map of Iowa, reporting the conditions of broadband availability in…